Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.
When: Sunday, December 29 - 5 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Saturday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Conor Geekie
Gage Goncalves - Nick Paul - Mitchell Chaffee
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Cam Atkinson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Sunday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will end 2024 with a visit from the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday...The game is the first between the teams this season...Tampa Bay is 60-39-17 all-time against Montreal, including a perfect 4-0 last season...Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning with 3-5—8 in four games, and Steven Stamkos had 2-5—7...Nick Paul (4-1—5), Brayden Point (2-3—5) and Brandon Hagel (1-4—5) each had five points...Stamkos is the franchise’s all-time leader in scoring against Montreal with 25-25—50, and captain Victor Hedman has 9-40—49 in 48 games...Goalie Matt Tomkins saw two of the four starts for Tampa Bay, going 2-0 with an .875 save percentage...Andrei Vasilevskiy went 1-0, stopping 28 of 31 shots for a .903 save percentage in a 4-3 shootout win on March 2... Jonas Johansson was 1-0, stopping 26 of 29 shots for an .897 save percentage in a 4-3 win on Dec. 31...Vasilevskiy is 15-2-2 with a .935 save percentage in his career against the Canadiens...Johansson has only played Montreal the one time as a Bolt...He holds a 2-1-0 record and .837 save percentage in three career starts against the Canadiens in his six-year NHL career.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Limited Edition New Year's Puck
The fourth holiday collection puck for the 2024 season has arrived. Add this Tampa Bay Lightning 2024 New Year's Puck to your collection. Available in store at Amalie Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Sunday, December 29 vs. Montreal Canadiens
Thursday, January 2 at San Jose Sharks
Saturday, January 4 at Los Angeles Kings
